Given current market trends though a budget iPad Mini does make a lot of sense, as it would enable Apple to theoretically dominate both ends of the market. The vast majority of consumers, when asked about tablets, automatically think of the iPad. Android has yet to get much of a look in. All this, of course, will change in the coming months and years, which is why an iPad Mini now makes a lot of sense.

Apple needs to strike before Google takes the bottom-end of the space.

Monday, 11 June 2012

There are close to a million Android handsets being activated every day, according to Android chief Andy Rubin. This number appeared on his Twitter feed earlier today. Rubin doesn't post to the account often and when he does, it's usually to announce something.

The 900,000 figure is certainly impressive, and it suggests that Android's momentum is growing at a consistent pace. On Dec 2010, Rubin announced that 300,000 phones were being activated each day, a year later on Dec 21, he tweeted that the number was now 700,000.

Today's tweet indicates a growth figure of 200,000, and if the trend continues, we will see about 1.1 million Android devices being activated daily at the end of the year.

Lastly, in the same tweet, Rubin also mentioned that he has "no plans to leave Google", putting to restearlier rumors that he was leaving for a new startup called CloudCar.

Monday, 28 May 2012

A hot new rumor just hit the internet which suggests we'll be celebrating Android's fifth birthday in a major way this November. According to a trusted TalkAndroid source, we'll be getting five Pure Android/Nexus devices come November 5th.

It's not clear whether this means an announcement or actual release however we wouldn't care either way. We're all for multiple hardware makers getting involved with the Nexus project and this new rumor does little to temper our enthusiasm.

While we must maintain that this is nowhere near confirmed we can't help but wonder which five we might see. We'd love to hear from you guys on this one. If you could pick the top five Android companies for a Nexus device, what would they be? Sound off in the comments below